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SUMMARY:“You Gotta Be” – Des’ree| One-Day Choir
DESCRIPTION:No auditions. No judgment. No need for perfection. Just the joy of singing in harmony with a room full of beautiful humans.\n\n\nWHAT IS A ONE-DAY CHOIR?\nGaia Music Collective’s One-Day Choir series is an opportunity to sing in a choir for one day only. A celebration of song and the connective power of singing in harmony. An opportunity to build community, make some new friends, and raise our powerfully diverse voices as one.\nNo auditions. No commitment. No judgment or need for perfection.\nJust the joy of creating something bigger than ourselves with a room full of beautiful humans!\nFor each choir, we pick a piece of music to rehearse and sing our hearts out to. In our time together, we’ll:\n\nPlay some fun singing games, warmups and connection games\nWork through the piece section by section\nBreak down the lyrics and emotions at play in the song\nShape some key musical moments\nAnd record some casual rehearsal videos of the piece to have for ourselves and share with the greater Gaia community\n\nWhether you’re a vocal ensemble veteran or have never sung in a group before, you are welcome here – all experience levels are valued in Gaia Music Collective!\n\nOUR SONG THIS TIME AROUND\nAt its core, “You Gotta Be” is a love letter to your own resilience. Released by Des’ree in 1994, this soulful, groove-forward anthem has become one of those songs that just lives in you, a warm reminder to be bad, be bold, be wiser, be hard, be tough, be stronger, be cool. It’s a song about meeting life with your whole self, imperfect and brave and still showing up. Together, we’ll raise our voices to this song as arranged by the phenomenal Kenyon Duncan, and sing every ounce of encouragement this song has to offer.\n\nLEARNING THE MUSIC\nSheet music and vocal recordings of each part will be available as learning resources at least a week before the event, to accommodate multiple ways of learning. These resources will either be included in your order confirmation or sent out in an email!\nThe intention is for us to come into the gathering having already familiarized ourselves with the parts, so that we can spend our time together really diving into the joys of connection and expression in the music rather than simply teaching parts one by one. That being said, we’re just doing this for ourselves, so there’s no need to stress over it (and definitely no need to memorize it or get it “perfect”, ever)! It’s also often easier to sing in person, when the rest of our part-buddies are singing the part with us. The community is here to support! Our primary intention here is simply to have fun and make some great music.\n(If this style of learning isn’t your cup of tea, we have other group singing events where you don’t need to prepare at all! Check out our CircleSinging gatherings and House Shows.)\n\nLED and FACILITATED BY:\nKenyon Duncan is a Brooklyn-based composer-performer, teaching artist, and producer from Northern California. Grounded in the sonic traditions of the Black diaspora, Kenyon’s creative practice engages questions of embodiment and placemaking. Kenyon’s experience as a conductor and ensemble leader has led to the production of 3 award-winning albums, bringing him around the world to lead workshops on vocal performance and ensemble technique. A sought after collaborator, Kenyon’s contributions as a vocalist, pianist, and arranger are featured on multiple studio albums, and he is currently developing a solo recording project. Recent commissions include works for iSing Silicon Valley, Brooklyn Youth Chorus, the Princeton Playhouse Choir and Orchestra, and the Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia.\n\nPHYSICAL ACCESSIBILITY:\n\nThe entrance is street level and we have an elevator right by the door.\n\n🌱 🌿 🌳\n\nLOW-PRESSURE PARTICIPATION\nGaia Music Collective events are participatory, but low-pressure. You’ll be invited to sing along and make music with us, but we encourage you to draw your own boundaries and engage at your own pace – we pride ourselves in creating a judgment-free community where you can express yourself however feels right!\n\nLATE ARRIVALS\nWe ask that you arrive no later than 30 minutes after start time, after which we close the doors (lovingly) in order to preserve the intimacy and trust of the musical container we’re building. Thank you for understanding!\n\nCANCELLATION POLICY\nTickets are refundable up to 24 hours before the event, after which we are no longer able to offer refunds. This policy helps us keep these events financially sustainable for both our community and our team. If you RSVP but are no longer able to come, please let us know so that we may offer your spot to someone else! We want as many people to be able to experience these gatherings as possible, and since capacity is limited, each spot is precious.\nFor more info, contact us at Because we want to share what we’re up to with people who can’t join us in person, there may be photographers and videographers present — by attending, you consent to being a part of that media, some of which may be posted online! If you have any questions or concerns, please email us at gaiamusiccollective@gmail.com.\n\nMEDIA CONSENT\nBecause we want to share what we’re up to with people who can’t join us in person, there may be photographers and videographers present — by attending, you consent to being a part of that media, some of which may be posted online! If you have any questions or concerns, please email us at gaiamusiccollective@gmail.com.\n\nNO ONE TURNED AWAY FOR LACK OF FUNDS\nGaia is funded by sliding scale ticket donations, with a “no one turned away for lack of funds” policy. It is of the utmost importance to us that these events remain affordable and accessible – we never want money to be a barrier to making music together. If a ticket scale is financially prohibitive to you, feel free to donate outside of the scale at whatever amount is sustainable for you, or to email us at gaiamusiccollective@gmail.com for volunteer opportunities or assistance!\n\nCOMMUNITY GUIDELINES\nAt Gaia Music Collective, we are dedicated to building a community where creativity, collaboration, and care thrive. The values listed here shape how we work together, how we engage with the world, and how we move toward upholding these principles.\n\nOUR MISSION\nGaia Music Collective is an NYC-based creative community seeking to foster a more connected world through collective music-making. Founded in June of 2021 in a living room in Brooklyn, this project was born out of a desire to create accessible, inclusive, playful spaces for people to explore connection, expression, healing, and release through collaborative song – spaces where folks feel empowered to make music free of judgment or expectation, and to make new friends as our full, beautiful, authentic selves.\nWe believe that communal music-making is a fundamental human practice, and this project seeks to build spaces for folks to nurture their relationship to music, whether they’re shower singers, professional musicians, or anything in between.\nAll are welcome in this community. Gaia seeks to foster spaces of belonging for humans of all ages, races, genders, sexual orientations, classes, religions, abilities, national origins, languages, and musical experiences. All we ask is that you bring an open mind, a desire to connect, and a willingness to leave judgment of self and others at the door.\n\nThis event is part of Community Week NYC (May 9-17, 2026) – a citywide celebration of social connection. Explore all events so you can find your people at www.communityweek.nyc.\nFAQ\nHave any questions that haven’t been answered here? Check out our Event FAQs!\n🏡\n\n\n
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